Welcome to Substituting for Brevard Public Schools

Information and Frequently Asked Questions Page

Check here to find answers to questions
you may have regarding your SmartFindExpress account or substituting in general

Substitute General Information

As a substitute, you may not bring personal items into the classroom such as personal laptop computers, blue tooth devices, cell phones (please turn them off) or ANY other electronic devices for your personal use.

As a substitute, you may not use any school district computer unless it is to be used as part of the lesson plan that you are required to follow.

Remember, each day that the substitute teacher is in the classroom, is a day of education for our students.
Your job is to monitor the students and help them succeed!

A Substitute is an hourly employee and is not paid for their lunch time
unless they are monitoring students as part of their duties.

There are no benefits available for substitutes.

As a substitute, your job is to follow all lesson plans and instructions that have been left by the classroom teacher and to monitor the students.

You may never bypass the classroom teachers instructions.

What do these job titles mean:
IA - Instructional Assistant
E Learning Assistant
PCA - Personal Care Assistant or has Daycare in the title means that these are Classroom Assistant type jobs that  pay at minimum wage only.

A  job title that begins with ID means that this job is for an Exceptional Education Teacher and is paid at whatever your substitute teacher rate is.

Exceptional Education Teacher titles also include:  SLD, VE-SLD, EBD, VE-EMOT/BEHAVIOR DISABILITY, OR VE-ID.

A job title that begins with Title 1 means that this job is substitute teacher job but could be in any basic elementary student level (Kind, 1st, 2nd, etc).
 

That means that if your phone number and address are not correct in your MIC Pay Statement account, the information will not be correct in your SmartFindExpress account. Always keep your MIC Pay Statement account up-to-date.  This will ensure that your correct phone number is being called by SmartFindExpress.

The SmartFind Express (SFE) will call for substitutes right up to the beginning of the absence!  Please remember to gage your times - if you receive a call close to the begin time of the absence and you live too far away....

If you do not answer your phone or if you hang up on three calls being made to you by SmartFindExpress in one day, SmartFind will drop your number for the rest of that day.

That means that the absence is only available to the requested substitute until 6 pm the evening before the absence.  At that time, because SmartFind could not reach the substitute, the absence opens up to the rest of the substitute pool.  If you do not go online or call your SmartFind account to take your absence, you may lose it!  Unless you have received an email from SmartFind, the assignment doesn't belong to you yet....

It is your responsibility to update your phone number, address, and/or email in your MIC account.  Name changes require a new Social Security card in the new name only.

Any experience gained as a substitute teacher will not count towards experience for pay purposes if hired as a full-time regular employee.

Your temporary pin is 55555.
You will create your own unique pin when you register your account.

Yes!  By becoming a substitute for Brevard Public Schools, you have agreed to and are required to use SmartFindExpress.  Failure to do so may result in the inactivation of your substitute account.

Please print out the Substitute Quick Reference Guide

Charter and/or Private Schools are not part of Brevard Public Schools.
You must contact them directly to find out if you can substitute for their school.

You must substitute at least 80 hours each year to maintain your substitute status. - We do not include charter or private schools.

To be excluded by a school means that you have been sent an official letter from that school, telling you that you are not welcome to substitute at that school any more.

Please refer to the BPS Organizational Policies and Procedures guide to learn about the obligations of a substitute for Brevard Public Schools.

If you are excluded from 3 schools, you will be terminated as a substitute.  You will receive an official letter from the district.

Because it may take up to 35 to 45 business days to establish your direct deposit, your first paycheck may be a paper check and is sent to your home school for pickup.

What do I do if I have not been paid correctly?

Each school is responsible for their own substitute payroll.  Substitutes are encouraged to maintain their own records and the associated job numbers.  SmartFindExpress is an excellent history tool to help you determine which school may not have paid you correctly.  When you determine where the discrepancy is, contact that school directly to discuss it.  Any discrepancies should first be verified with the school site at which the discrepancy exists. In the event of an error, the school will submit payroll correction.

If you substitute as a substitute teacher, your hourly rate is based on your level of education up to a Bachelor's degree.  If you substitute as a classroom assistant, the pay rate is ALWAYS minimum wage.  For more information regarding substitute salary, see 'Substitute Pay Rates'.

How do I add or remove schools from my account?

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of Brevard County

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